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    Anyone recognize this song?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsZOdMoSTts
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    Don't try to install Windows 7 with your monitor hooked up via HDMI

    It will save you endless headaches (and BSOD's). That is all. Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P (BIOS F9) GIGABYTE GV-N95TD3-512I GeForce 9500 GT ATI TV Wonder 650 PCI Intel X-25M Initially tried installing with the monitor hooked up via HDMI. Got a BSOD. Changed the monitor to DVI and no more BSOD.
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    Anyone know the name of this song?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkoaSE01K34 Sorry for the whistling but this has been stuck in my head for the past few days. Anyone know where it comes from?
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    Gigabyte P55-UD4P Power Error

    Just bought a new Gigabyte P55-UD4P and it indicates a power error (short continuous beeps) when I power it on. I have removed all unnecessary accessories and even hooked the board up outside of my case on a piece of cardboard. The only things hooked to the board are the CPU, Ram, power...
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    Nvidia 6600GT artifacting

    So I have an OLD Nvidia 6600GT that I haven't gamed with in quite a while. In a moment of nostalgia I thought it'd be cool to play some Civilization. I had never played Civilization IV and I found it online for 5 bucks so I figured, why not? Started playing and about 5 minutes later my...
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    Does this sound fishy to anyone else?

    First, some background: Someone gained access to my paypal account and bought skype credits with it. I caught it pretty much right away and changed my paypal PW. I alerted both Skype and Paypal of the activity and now Skype has sent me this email: Hello , Thank you for contacting Skype...
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    Stolen Rims/Tires

    So my rims and tires were stolen off my car this past week. I've filed a police report and claim with my insurance. The insurance people said I should submit receipts for whatever it takes to replace them. Ok, fine. My question is this. If I decide to replace them with wheels/tires of lesser...
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    Looking for a large version of the confused emoticon

    :confused: That thing cracks me up. Anyone have a link to a larger version of it?
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    Certificate of Deposit Question

    Ok, compare here and here. Also here and here. Based on those interest rates, why would you put your money in a CD? Am I missing something??:confused:
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    Advanced Driving Schools

    Anyone ever attended an advanced driving school like those offered by some BMW clubs? If so, what were your impressions? How much did you pay/was it worth it?
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    Question about auto insurance and driving record

    I have one ticket on an old drivers license from a previous state where I lived and one ticket on the drivers license for my current state. Do auto insurance companies know about the incidents on the old DL? The reason I ask is because I've gotten my driving record for my current state and...
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    CPU construction

    I am intimately familiar with standard thermocouples....how they look, operate, different types, etc. However, I'm at a loss as to how they integrate them into CPU's. The smallest thermocouples I've seen look too big to appropriately "embed" them somewhere on the CPU so how do they do it?
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    Photoshop Gradients

    No, I don't mean how do I edit what the start and end colors will be. I mean, after I have drawn a gradient in a layer, is there any way to select it and say drag its endpoints to other locations? I know I can use the step backwards function and just redraw it til it looks good, but I was hoping...
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    So my car was totaled...

    Ok so my 1990 Acura Legend was totaled in an accident recently. The accident was not my fault and the car is perfectly drivable. Due to the extent of the damage and the age of the car they totaled it. The KBB value is like 2800 and the estimate came to 4500. In my personal (and...
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    RAID 1 First Time Setup

    I need to transfer my data onto a RAID 1 setup and then use the old storage drive (an 80 GB Maxtor) as the windows install drive. I have a new pair of 320GB WD SE16's on which to put the data. Current setup: Windows on 40GB Maxtor (which is going bad, thus it needs to go) Data on 80GB...
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    HDD S.M.A.R.T. status bad on POS

    The drive has been exhibiting this behavior for 4 or 5 months now and it is easily 4 or 5 years old. I don't have anything critical on there...just an OS drive and temporary storage. Even so...which one should I believe? Edit: I tested it back when it first exhibited this behavior using...
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    A64 3500+ Newcastle 2x512 to 4x512 upgrade

    Thinking of adding 2 more sticks for BF2. Will it work? Will it be worthwhile?
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    NV Silencer 6 (rev.2)

    The only place I could find that's even selling these things is this but they are out of stock. Anyone come across any other place?
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    XFX 6600 GT

    So I took a closer look at the heat sync on my XFX 6600 GT today and I have never been so underwhelmed in my life. This is the most half assed, 15 minute design job I've ever seen. Underneath the fancy aluminum heat sync (and loud as hell fan) there is a little slab of copper. It looks like the...
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    Recommendation for Case meeting these requirements?

    I'm looking for a case to make this system fairly quiet. I've heard that 120 mm fans accomplish this quite nicely so I'm trying to avoid any 80 mm fans in this thing. Please don't embark on a massive search of your own to answer my question. I just want to see if someone knows of something off...